AEE：不行！有趣的方式表达某事没成功

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没戏。

No dice.

几种地道说法，表达事情没成功。

Fun ways to say something didn't work.

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事情没成的时候，有没有更轻松一点的说法，别那么严肃？

When something doesn't work out, what can you say in a more light hearted way without being too serious?

今天我们就来看看这句话怎么帮你保持对话的连贯性。

Find out how this phrase maintains the connection today.

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Understanding means you follow the conversation.

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You participate by adding your ideas, reacting naturally, and keeping the conversation moving.

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Many English learners are strong listeners, but hesitant speakers.

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嗨，林赛。

Hey, Lindsay.

你最近怎么样？

How are you?

我状态不错，米歇尔。

I'm feeling good, Michelle.

你呢？

How are you?

你这边还好吗？

How's it going?

我这边一切都挺好的。

Everything is good over here.

琳达，你住的地方找停车位容易吗？

Lindsay, is it easy to find parking where you live?

是的。

Yeah.

不容易。

No.

不太容易。

Not really.

挺麻烦的，因为我住的小区很多人家没有车库，所以路上停的车特别多。

It's tough because I live in a neighborhood where a lot of people don't have a garage, and so there's a lot of street parking that happens.

所以找车位挺棘手的。

So it can be tricky.

不过我们家其实是有车库的，所以不用太担心这个问题。

But we actually have we do have a garage, so we don't have to worry about it too much.

所以我们还算幸运。

So we're lucky.

是的。

Yeah.

你呢？

What about you?

没问题。

No problem.

我以前住在城里时，真是头疼得不行。

Well, when I used to live in the city, yeah, was like, oh gosh.

我记得跟丹一块儿绕来绕去，最后还得停得老远。

I mean, I just remember circling and circling with Dan, and then you have to park further away.

但现在确实方便多了。

But now, certainly it's much easier.

对。

Yeah.

不过在美国，只要你不住在大城市，开车是家常便饭。

But yeah, in The States, I mean, if you don't live in a big city, you drive a lot.

所以看你去哪儿，停车可能挺麻烦的。

So depending on where you're going, parking can be tricky.

没错。

Yes.

不过有时候真就觉得，算了。

So but yeah, sometimes it can just feel like, alright.

你绕了一圈又一圈，最后只好放弃。

You circled around again, and then you just go, no dice.

我懂。

I know.

真的找不到车位。

You really no dice.

对。

Yes.

是啊。

Yeah.

你找停车位的时候总是碰壁。

When you try to find parking, you have no luck.

就说没找到。

Say no dice.

对吧？

Right?

所以我可以跟你说，嘿，米歇尔，找停车位有进展吗？

So I could say to you, hey, Michelle, any luck finding parking?

没找到。

No dice.

是啊。

Yeah.

你这是在说像赌博那样的游戏吗？

So are you talking about, like, playing a a game, like a gambling game here?

我们到底在聊什么啊？

What are we talking about here?

是啊。

So yeah.

不是。

No.

今天我们要聊聊怎么在日常对话中使用‘no dice’这个表达。

Today, we're talking about how to use this no dice in daily conversation.

而且它不只适用于找停车位的情况。

And it's and it's not just for parking.

适用于任何轻松的场合。

It's for any casual situation.

对。

Yeah.

我觉得这个表达特别有趣，因为它能轻松拉近人与人之间的距离。

To me, this is a really fun phrase to learn because it's an easy way to build connection.

很有趣味性。

It's playful.

其实重点不在于运气好不好，而在于是不是真的那么走运。

It's really about luck or not really so much being lucky.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Right.

对的。

Right.

因为这个词通常只用在否定句里，是吧？

Because it's more often used it's really just used in the negative, right?

你从来不会说‘dice’。

You don't ever say dice.

不会。

No.

不会。

No.

所以这其实

So it's really

说的是‘行’。

about Yes.

你不会这么说的。

You wouldn't.

只能说‘不行’。

It's only no dice.

对。

Right.

这就像是说，你没得到想要的东西，没达成期望。

So it's like saying you didn't get what you what you were looking for, didn't get what you were hoping for.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

但还挺轻松幽默的。

But it's kind of a little bit light hearted.

挺有共鸣的。

It's a little relatable.

所以即使你碰上倒霉事，这说法也还算轻快。

So even in your if you're in an unlucky situation, it's a little on the lighter end.

是的。

Yep.

完全没错。

Totally.

今天我们就来聊聊这个表达。

So we're gonna get into this one today.

我们喜欢跟大家分享一些超实用的口语表达，这些你肯定没在课本、词典、其他App或播客里听过。

We love giving you guys these supernatural expressions you probably never learned in school or in your dictionary or any other app or podcast.

咱们这档节目就专门讲这些。

We're getting into them here on the show.

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明白吗？

Alright?

没错。

Exactly.

对。

Yes.

那么，琳赛，这个说法是从哪儿来的？

So, Lindsay, where does this phrase come from?

其实它最初是跟赌博有关的。

Well, it was originally about gambling.

我们稍微查了一下。

We looked into it a little bit.

所以在掷骰子游戏中，如果掷出的点数不是你想要的，你就会说‘不算数’。

So in dice games, if the roll wasn't what you wanted, you could say no dice.

对吧？

Right?

但后来，这个说法就慢慢变成了日常生活中常用的表达。

But then, of course, it expanded to be a common everyday saying.

我特别喜欢琢磨词语的词源，米歇尔。

I love thinking about etymology of words, Michelle.

是的。

Yeah.

真的非常有趣。

It's really, really interesting.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

所以啊，骰子，我们都知道骰子是复数形式，对吧？

So I mean, dice, of course, we all know dice there the with the what the Lindsay, is dice plural

是的。

or Yeah.

我也这么觉得。

Think so.

我觉得单数形式是 'die'。

I think die is the singular.

这样对吗？

Isn't that right?

对。

Mhmm.

我这么说没错吧？

Am I wrong?

没错。

Yep.

好的。

Okay.

不错。

Good.

是的。

Yeah.

不是。

No.

据我所知，应该是 die 和 dice。

You're as far as I know, it's die and dice.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Yep.

掷骰子。

Roll the dice.

但我真的不这么觉得，玩的时候要是你说‘给我那个die’，感觉怪怪的。

But I don't and like when you're playing if you're playing a game and you ever say like, give me the die?

其实不会。

Not really.

要是你真这么问，大家也不会这么讲。

Like if you ask not really.

大家一般都直接说‘dice’。

Everyone just kinda says dice.

我的意思是

I mean

大家通常都说

Everyone kinda says

dice。

dice.

说‘die’听起来有点装腔作势。

It sounds a little it sounds like a little like hoity toity.

比如，‘我能用一下骰子吗？’

Like, oh, can I have the die?

对。

Right.

不行。

No.

不行。

No.

是的。

Yeah.

天哪。

Oh, man.

所以呢。

So yeah.

那我们该怎么用‘no dice’这个说法呢？

But so how can we use no dice?

这比较随意。

Well, it's casual.

所以我们不会在正式场合用它。

So we're not gonna use it for professional situations.

比如你老板问你销售沟通怎么样，结果完全黄了，那种高压力的情况，你最好别用。

Maybe if your boss asks you how that sales conversation went, and it just totally fell through and it was a high stakes scenario, you might avoid it there.

或者对。

Or Yeah.

严肃或情感类的话题，比如健康或感情问题。

Serious or emotional topics like health or relationship issues.

假设你去做个检查，结果出了严重问题。

Say you go back for like a scan or something as bad result.

这太沉重了。

It's too heavy.

这些话题确实太沉重了。

That is too heavy, those topics.

对吧？

Right?

意思是，如果工作场合比较轻松，不是特别严肃的情况，还是可以用的。

Mean, you could use it at work if it's, you know, more in your light hearted, you know, but not a very serious situation.

当然，这也取决于公司的文化以及你和同事的关系。

And it depends, of course, on your company culture and your relationships with everyone.

不过总的来说，这种说法更适合轻松的话题。

But, yeah, this in general, it's for lighter topics.

其实就是说，我试过，但没成功，或者我搞不定。

It's it's basically like saying I tried something and it didn't work or I'm not gonna get it.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Exactly.

没错。

Exactly.

还有其他说法，比如没成功。

And other things you might say, no success.

比如说。

So for example

我的意思是，这其实是另一种含义。

well, I mean, this is what, like, another kind of meaning.

对吧？

Right?

就是没成功的意思。

It's just like it's no success.

对吧？

Right?

你联系上她了吗？

So did you get ahold of her?

没成功。

No dice.

所以我没办成。

So I did not have success.

对吧？

Right?

这些都是‘没成功’的各种表达方式。

These are all the different iterations of the meaning of no dice.

那‘没运气’呢？

How about no luck?

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

找钥匙找到了吗？

Any luck finding your keys?

没成功。

No dice.

好吧。

Okay.

或者当某件事没办成的时候。

Or if something didn't work.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

我的意思是，你重启电脑之后，它最后有没有恢复正常？

I mean, did your computer finally work once you restarted it?

没成功。

No dice.

对吧？

Right?

天哪。

Oh, no.

是的。

Yeah.

我的意思是，这个词也不一定非得用在别人问你问题的时候。

I mean and it can also be used it doesn't have to be just if somebody's asking you the question.

你也可以自己突然说一句：天啊。

You might just say something like, oh my gosh.

今天讲这个故事就特别合适。

And today was like like with storytelling, this is really good.

哦，我刚才正想说，你提到今天差点被锁在门外了。

Oh, I was trying and then Lindsay, you mentioned you almost got locked out of your apartment today.

对。

Yes.

你懂的。

You know?

所以我当时就在那儿试，钥匙怎么都插不进去，我试了各种办法，可就是打不开门。

So you could I mean, you could say, and I was I was putting the keys in and it would it's just every I was trying everything, but no dice.

怎么都不管用。

No dice.

没错。

Exactly.

就是这样。

Right.

是的。

Yeah.

这真是个很好的例子。

That would be a great example.

那个小键盘不工作了，因为电池没电了。

The the little keypad stopped working because the battery died.

所以我只能站在外面。

So I was standing out there.

我看着我家狗，心想咱们今天可能得在走廊里待着了。

I was looking at my dog and I'm thinking we might be spending the day in the hallway.

等等。

Wait.

所以最后到底

So what ended

发生什么了？

up happening actually?

幸好我公婆有一把钥匙和一个密码锁盒。

Luckily, my my parents in law had a key and a lockbox.

就在我们身后不远处。

It like, right behind us.

所以说嘛。

So yeah.

挺聪明的做法。

Very smart.

所以我直接拿了钥匙进去了，但刚才那一小会儿我真急了。

So I was able to just get the key, get into the house, but I was panicking for a minute there.

我狗也是。

My dog was too.

基弗，它一直在叫，特别着急。

Kiefer, he was, like, whining.

它饿了。

He was hungry.

哎呀。

Aw.

是啊。

Yeah.

这可不妙。

Not good.

不过还好。

So but yeah.

这特别适合讲故事。

This is great for storytelling.

对。

Yeah.

而且它也可以用在那些根本不被允许的事情上。

And it can also be used for something that's just not allowed.

比如你问了，人家明确拒绝了，或者你以前就清楚这事行不通。

Like, asked, you were told no, or you already know it's not allowed from previous experience.

没错。

Right.

比如说，我们能带外面的食物进电影院吗？

So for example, can we bring outside food into the theater?

不行，绝对不行。

No dice.

是啊。

Yeah.

那会是谁这么说呢？

So who would say that?

会是朋友吗？

And that would that be like a friend?

你是在问朋友？

You're asking a friend?

还是说，是电影院的工作人员？

Or would it be like like a person working at the theater?

这样我们才能清楚说话的角度。

Just so we know the perspective there.

我个人觉得，电影院的工作人员不会这么说。

I personally think I don't think that the the person working at the theater would say this.

对吧？

Right?

如果是电影院，可能不会；但如果是体育赛事，稍微随意一点，倒有可能。但电影院的话，我觉得他们会说，‘不好意思’。

If it's a theater, maybe if it's a sports game, little bit more casual, something, but like a theater, I feel like they would say, oh, sorry.

对吧？

Right?

这跟我们之前做的那期节目有点像，就是有些事根本就是不被允许的。

And that goes along with that episode we did about like something just isn't allowed.

没错。

Right.

对的。

Right.

对吧？

Right?

或者有些事根本不可能发生。

So or something is impossible.

但这个情况不一样，我以前来过这家剧院。

But this would be more, okay, I've been at this theater before.

是的。

Mhmm.

你这是在问我啊。

You're asking me.

然后我可能会说不行，再补充一句，真希望能行，但真的不行。

And then I might say no dice, and I might expand and say something like, I wish we could, but no dice.

他们为此冲我喊过。

They've yelled at me about it.

对。

Right.

对。

Right.

对。

Right.

这个地方特别严格，不好意思。

Like this place is especially strict, so sorry.

不行。

No dice.

做不到。

Can't do it.

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

或者你是在跟配偶商量。

Or maybe you're talking to your spouse.

是吧？

Right?

她能看电影吗？

Can she watch the movie?

不行。

No dice.

她太小了。

She's too young.

对。

Right.

所以可能其中一方对这件事有非常鲜明的看法。

So maybe one spouse has a very strong perspective on that.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

没错，就是这样。

Yep, exactly.

是啊，这确实是个难题。

Yeah, that is a tricky thing.

得决定哪些电影能让孩子看。

Deciding, you know, what movies you can show your kids.

是啊，确实如此。

Yeah, for sure.

是的

Yeah.

有意思

Interesting.

好吧，我们来聊聊其他表达方式吧

Alright, so let's talk about alternative phrases.

没成功

No luck.

我觉得我们的听众已经意识到这是一种替代说法了

I think our listeners have figured out that this is an alternative.

对吧

Right?

这个说法比较中性、随意，没那么活泼，但可能比‘不行’更温和一些

This is neutral, casual, a little less playful, but maybe it's softer than no dice.

也许‘不行’听起来语气更硬一点，说不定是这样

Maybe no dice has a bit of a a harder edge to it, maybe, potentially.

有点直接，但还是挺轻松的。

It's a little bit more blunt, but it's still playful.

所以还挺有意思的。

So it's kinda interesting.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

这算是一种挺特别的表达。

It's kind of a unique expression.

嗯哼。

Mhmm.

那贾霍恩那边进展怎么样？

So how's the Jawahon going?

到目前为止还没成功。

No luck so far.

对。

Right.

对。

Right.

当然，你本来也可以说‘到现在还没任何进展’。

So, of course, you could have said there are no dice so far.

我不太确定‘到现在’和这个搭配合不合适。

Guess I don't know if it goes with so far.

我觉得直接说‘没戏’就行。

I think no dice period.

对吧？

Right?

这个说法本身就能独立成立。

It's like it stands on its own, that phrase.

是的。

Yeah.

不过到目前为止没成功也是一个不错的说法。

But no luck so far is a good alternative.

WiFi有进展吗？

Any luck with the WiFi?

没成功。

No luck.

我就是弄不好。

I just can't get it to work.

好吧。

Alright.

你找到座位了吗？

And did you find a seat?

没成功。

No luck.

那说‘不行’呢？

What about no go?

米歇尔，这也是我们可以说的另一种说法吗？

Is that another thing we could say, Michelle?

是的

Yeah.

这也是个不错的表达。

That's another good one.

所以就是这个‘不行’。

So that yeah.

不被允许，或者根本不可能。

Not allowed or not possible.

这样说更直接客观，不像之前那么轻松，但特别实用。

So it's more matter of fact, not quite as playful, but also really useful.

那你订到晚一点的航班了吗？

So were you able to book a later flight?

那也是行不通。

That's a no go.

是的

Yeah.

对

Yeah.

或者我们能在这儿停车吗？

Or can we park here?

不行

No go.

或者你今晚能出来吗？

Or can you come out tonight?

不行

No go.

我累得不行了。

I'm absolutely exhausted.

是的

Yeah.

我喜欢说这是不行的。

I like to say that's a no go.

感觉就是这样。

It feels Yeah.

我也是这么想。

That's no Same here.

对。

Mhmm.

是的。

Yeah.

我也挺喜欢这个的。

I I I like that too.

我不确定是不是该直接说不行，但在某些情况下也许可以。

I don't know I don't know that I would say, like, just no go, but it's possible in some context.

没错。

Yep.

好的。

Alright.

那我们来角色扮演一下吗？

So should we do a role play?

对。

Yeah.

所以这里，米歇尔，我们是朋友，正打算临时约个晚饭。

So here, Michelle, we are friends, and we're trying to make last minute dinner plans.

我们来试试几种说法。

So we're gonna try a few things here.

你准备好了吗？

You ready?

没问题。

Okey dokey.

嘿。

Hey.